white spots on tank walls

[aldo14]

The walls of my tank are covered with white little dots which, upon closer inspection, slightly resemble hydra in shape but are alot smaller (approx. .5- 1mm in length). They seem to move with the current of the water and are only visible on the glass and not on the plants, etc. I keep three zebra danios in a 10 gal. and there seem to be no problems as of yet. Oh, and there are live plants in the tank and recently added silica sand as substrate. I looked all over the internet and had trouble finding info. Any insights would be greatly appreciated. thanks

 

[Lotus]

How firmly are they attached? Do they move on their own, or only with the water flow. It's possible they're hydra, or it could be a small fungal bloom that's probably harmless. Are they possibly baby snails?

 

[Helena21]

I get those mostly always when im cycling a tank. Hasnt caused any harm, so i wouldnt worry about it

 

[aldo14]

How firmly are they attached? Do they move on their own, or only with the water flow. It's possible they're hydra, or it could be a small fungal bloom that's probably harmless. Are they possibly baby snails?

They come right off with a swipe of the fish net and only move with the water current. I don't think they're baby snails though. The growth does resemble a fungus...maybe i'm overfeeding...there is a molly fry in the tank that I feed baby brine shrimp. Perhaps uneaten bbs are causing fungal growth.

 

[aldo14]

I get those mostly always when im cycling a tank. Hasnt caused any harm, so i wouldnt worry about it

Do you know what it is and does it disappear on its own?

thanks again, everyone.

 

[Helena21]

I THINK as lotus said, its some type of fungal bloom, and yes, for me they did just dissapear by themselves.
Heres a pic and a video of when i got them, do they look the same as to what you have now?

 

[aldo14]

Thats looks just like it. Thanks alot! *twirlysmi